Planned C section

Post c section you best recovery tool is movement. The more gentle movement you do, the easier it will be to recover in my experience. Make sure you have some form of support set up for afterwards.

Don't worry too much about how you will feel on the surgery table. I had a full on panic attack and was crying my eyes out getting my spinal and they calmed me down. Ask for anti sickness drugs if you need them as you can feel quite nauseous. X

I had such a positive experience with my elective c section this year, here are some of my top tips from my experience

Take a mini Bluetooth speaker and a phone into theatre with you, I had my own playlist on and it made everything feel so lovely and relaxed.

Take chewing gum into hospital with you, chewing gum helps get your bowels moving again post op and prevents trapped wind.

Get up and moving around as soon as you can little and often, it really does help with recovery.

Keep on top of painkillers once you’ve been discharged, I stuck to the ibuprofen and paracetamol timings from hospital and it definitely helped manage pain during recovery.

Buy big pants! High waisted underwear that sits above your incision is definitely the best!

Also try and think of the positives of having a c section, as people talk a lot about the cons! Feel free to message me if you have any questions or want any more advice 😊x